New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals — Head-to-Head

Team pages: New York Islanders · Washington Capitals

Regular-Season Record

87 meetings since Oct 2005
🏝️ Islanders 🦅 Capitals
Record (W-L-OTL) 35-34-18 52-28-7
Points % 0.51 0.64
Goals for 234 253
Goals per game 2.69 2.91
At home 17-18-9 25-14-4
On the road 18-16-9 27-14-3
Shutouts 8 3
Biggest win 5–0 Apr 8, 2006 2–7 Jan 26, 2010
Current streak
Capitals, 2 straight
Last meeting
Feb 2, 2026 · NYI 1–4 WSH
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Islanders — Top Producers

Player GP G A P
John Tavares C 34 15 15 30
Josh Bailey R 62 7 22 29
Brock Nelson C 48 13 12 25
Mathew Barzal C 34 7 17 24
Frans Nielsen C 31 7 16 23
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Capitals — Top Producers

Player GP G A P
Alex Ovechkin L 77 46 28 74
Nicklas Backstrom C 63 13 46 59
John Carlson D 62 9 28 37
Tom Wilson R 54 14 15 29
Evgeny Kuznetsov C 42 6 20 26

Playoff Matchups

Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders
First Round • 2014-15
7
Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders
First Round • 2019-20
5

Season by Season

2026-27

NYI 0-0-0 · WSH 0-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 17 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 6:00 p.m. —
Mar 1 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 6:00 p.m. —
Jan 22 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 6:00 p.m. —
Dec 30 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 3:00 p.m. —

2025-26

NYI 1-3-0 · WSH 3-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 2 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 1–4 WSH
Nov 30 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 4–1 WSH
Oct 31 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 3–1 NYI
Oct 11 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 4–2 WSH

2024-25

NYI 1-1-1 · WSH 2-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 15 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 3–1 WSH
Apr 6 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 1–4 NYI
Nov 29 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 4–5 OT WSH

2023-24

NYI 2-1-1 · WSH 2-2-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Dec 29 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 1–5 NYI
Dec 20 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 2–3 OT WSH
Nov 11 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 4–1 WSH
Nov 2 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 3–0 NYI

2022-23

NYI 1-2-1 · WSH 3-0-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 10 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 2–5 WSH
Mar 29 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 2–1 SO NYI
Mar 11 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 5–1 WSH
Jan 16 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 4–3 OT WSH

2021-22

NYI 2-1-1 · WSH 2-2-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 28 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 1–5 NYI
Apr 26 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 4–1 NYI
Mar 15 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 3–4 SO WSH
Jan 15 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 2–0 WSH

2020-21

NYI 2-5-1 · WSH 6-2-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 27 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 0–1 WSH
Apr 24 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 6–3 WSH
Apr 22 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 1–0 SO WSH
Apr 6 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 0–1 NYI
Apr 1 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 4–8 NYI
Mar 16 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 1–3 WSH
Jan 28 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 3–6 WSH
Jan 26 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 2–3 WSH

2019-20

NYI 2-2-0 · WSH 2-2-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 10 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 5–3 NYI
Jan 18 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 6–4 WSH
Dec 31 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 4–3 NYI
Oct 4 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 2–1 WSH

2018-19

NYI 2-2-0 · WSH 2-2-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 6 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 3–0 NYI
Mar 1 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 3–1 WSH
Jan 18 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 2–0 NYI
Nov 26 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 4–1 WSH

2017-18

NYI 1-3-0 · WSH 3-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 16 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 3–6 WSH
Mar 15 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 7–3 WSH
Dec 11 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 1–3 NYI
Nov 2 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 3–4 WSH

2016-17

NYI 3-2-0 · WSH 2-3-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Jan 31 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 2–3 NYI
Dec 27 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 3–4 NYI
Dec 13 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 4–2 WSH
Dec 1 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 3–0 NYI
Oct 15 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 1–2 WSH

2015-16

NYI 1-2-1 · WSH 3-0-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 5 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 4–3 OT NYI
Feb 18 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 3–2 OT WSH
Feb 4 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 2–3 WSH
Jan 7 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 4–1 WSH

2014-15

NYI 2-1-1 · WSH 2-0-2
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 21 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 2–3 SO WSH
Dec 29 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 3–4 OT NYI
Nov 28 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 2–5 WSH
Nov 26 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 2–3 OT NYI

2013-14

NYI 1-1-2 · WSH 3-1-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 5 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 4–3 SO WSH
Feb 4 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 1–0 NYI
Nov 30 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 3–2 OT WSH
Nov 5 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 2–6 WSH

2012-13

NYI 2-0-1 · WSH 1-2-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 4 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 1–2 SO WSH
Mar 26 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 3–2 NYI
Mar 9 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 2–5 NYI

2011-12

NYI 2-0-2 · WSH 2-2-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 13 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 5–4 SO WSH
Feb 28 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 2–3 OT WSH
Jan 17 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 3–0 NYI
Nov 5 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 3–5 NYI

2010-11

NYI 0-3-1 · WSH 4-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 1 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 1–2 OT WSH
Feb 26 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 3–2 WSH
Jan 20 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 2–1 WSH
Oct 13 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 1–2 WSH

2009-10

NYI 1-1-2 · WSH 3-0-1
Date Matchup Score Won
Jan 26 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 7–2 WSH
Nov 11 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 4–5 SO WSH
Oct 30 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 4–3 OT NYI
Oct 24 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 3–2 OT WSH

2008-09

NYI 0-2-2 · WSH 4-0-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 1 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 3–5 WSH
Jan 19 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 2–1 OT WSH
Dec 16 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 5–4 OT WSH
Dec 4 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 2–5 WSH

2007-08

NYI 3-1-0 · WSH 1-1-2
Date Matchup Score Won
Feb 20 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 3–2 SO NYI
Dec 22 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 2–3 OT NYI
Oct 18 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 5–2 NYI
Oct 8 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 2–1 WSH

2006-07

NYI 3-0-1 · WSH 1-3-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Mar 10 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 2–5 NYI
Mar 3 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 6–2 NYI
Feb 4 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 1–2 SO WSH
Nov 25 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 1–4 NYI

2005-06

NYI 3-1-0 · WSH 1-3-0
Date Matchup Score Won
Apr 8 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 0–5 NYI
Mar 6 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 2–5 WSH
Jan 31 🦅 Capitals @ 🏝️ Islanders 3–5 NYI
Oct 13 🏝️ Islanders @ 🦅 Capitals 5–3 NYI